Bhanu Datta’s Rasamanjari classifies heroes (nayakas) and heroines (nayikas) by their age. Which of the following is NOT one of these age groups?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Padmini
Option (1) Baal — An age group in the Rasamanjari. It is the first of the three ages by which heroes and heroines are classed.
Option (2) Taruna — An age group in the Rasamanjari. It is the second of the three ages named.
Option (3) Praudha — An age group in the Rasamanjari. It is the third of the three ages named.
Option (4) Padmini — Not an age group in the Rasamanjari. Padmini is one of the physiognomic traits of appearance, along with chitrini, shankhini and hastini.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …Bhanu Datta, a Maithil Brahmin who lived in Bihar in the fourteenth century, composed another favourite text of artists, Rasamanjari, interpreted as the ‘Bouquet of Delight’. Written in Sanskrit, the text is a treatise on rasa and deals with the classification of heroes (nayakas) and heroines (nayikas) in accordance with their age — baal, taruna and praudha; physiognomic traits of appearance, such as padmini, chitrini, shankhini, hastini, etc., and emotional states, such as khandita, vasaksajja, abhisarika, utka, etc.” |